The Liberty of Strangers: Making the American Nation

by Desmond King

Book Overview

Spanning the entire twentieth century and encompassing immigration policies, the nationalistic fallout from both world wars, the civil rights movement, and nation-building efforts in the postcolonial era, The Liberty of Strangers advances a major new interpretation of American nationalism and the future prospects for diverse democracies. Tracing how Americans have confronted and relinquished, but mostly clung to group identities over the past century,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195306430
• ISBN13: 9780195306439
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"